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Why do people come to writing workshops?
Many people assume there can only be one reason for coming to writing workshops, and that’s in order to become a published author. I find this…
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Depression, dreams and the creative life
I was listening to an episode about 'creative depression' on 'This Jungian Life' and I thought, isn't all depression ultimately creative, an emptying…
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'Everybody is talented, original and has something important to say...'
Brenda Ueland made this exciting, inspiring discovery as I have, through teaching creative writing, and her advice to writers is still spot on, nearly a…
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The key to creative living
Clue: it's the key to creative writing and creative dreaming too.
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Does your mother dream?
Writing is 'dreaming awake', connecting with our inner worlds and sharing the images and narratives we find there. I talk about dreaming here because…
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Are you a zero waste writer?
What's good for the planet - refuse, re-use, recycle - is good for your writing life too.
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Writers Dreaming
A gem of a book, by Naomi Epel - I read it in one sitting.
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